Jeffrey told me he was communicating with his roommate every couple of hours after the storm passed and the levees broke.  “I don’t know what happened, but a bunch of mud just pushed down the street and some came in the house but I was able to clean most of it out.”  Shortly after it was “Some more mud came in and I can’t get it out.”  Then it was “about six inches of water is all over the first floor now.”  Eventually it was “we have over four feet of water in the house.  Everything is ruined.” 

His roommate eventually found a boat floating down his flooded street and was able to float to safety and was evacuated by the National Guard.  But, as I said, almost everything in their house was ruined, including all of Jeffrey’s student business cards.

Which brings me full circle back to the plastic business card.  Jeffrey is very aware that nature has a way to doing what it wants.  No one knows when the next hurricane is going to hit.  But if it does and his belongings are flooded again, his business cards won't be ruined.

So, good job for some proactive thinking on Jeffrey’s part.  I hope if there is another hurricane wherever he lives, he doesn’t wait until 5 am the day of the storm to evacuate, but even if he does, he’ll have a business card to hand out.